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SharePoint FAQ Web Part
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"The purpose of the SharePoint FAQ Web Part is to provide a list-based, user-friendly FAQ component to be used in a SharePoint v3 web site (WSS 3.0 or MOSS 2007)." |
How do I: Create Sharepoint alerts for groups (rather than individual users)?
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Sometimes you need to make sure that a number of users receive Sharepoint alerts. You can create an alert and add individual users one by one but wouldn't it be easier if you could assign the alert to a group instead? |
How do I: mix SharePoint documents and files from network shares in the same library?
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In most Sharepoint deployments only a subset of existing documents gets imported to Sharepoint. Sometimes, for various reasons, there are still files that reside in network shares but need to be displayed in a document library. |
How do I: Create a site collection with a SPD workflow?
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Did you know there is a SPD workflow activity to create site collections? |
How do I: Customize or update multiple web parts at once?
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Wouldn't it be good to be able to update multiple web parts at the same time? |
How do I: publish / push a webpart to multiple sites?
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Sometimes you need to add a web part to multiple sites - for example, you might have 30 sites, each for one of your clients and you want to add a Bing Maps web part to each of the sites. |
How do I: Easily display Flickr pictures in Sharepoint
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Do you always need to store your images in picture libraries? What if you prefer to store your high-res pictures in Flickr instead (e.g. to limit the size of your content database to a minimum) yet still be able to display them in Sharepoint? |
How can I improve Sharepoint discussion list to make it more user friendly?
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Discussion lists are notoriously under-utilized in most Sharepoint deployments. Unfortunately, the feature set and the UI of discussion lists are less than average to put it mildly. |
How do I: Delete sites recursively (delete sites and subsites)?
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You cannot normally delete a Sharepoint site that contains live subsites. How can I easily delete both sites and subsites? |
How do I: Create a list or library in multiple sites at once?
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Have you ever needed to create a list in multiple sites at the same time? |
List site users and their roles for all sites, using PowerShell
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"This PS script will iterate through all of the site collections in your environment and output a list of users and their respective permissions (Reader, Contributor, Full Control, etc.)." |
Enable and configure e-mail support for a list or library
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Applies to WSS 3.0 or MOSS. Content includes: Overview, Enable and configure e-mail settings for a library, an announcements list, a calendar list, a discussion board |
How Do I: Email Enable SharePoint 2010 Lists?
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"SharePoint’s incoming email system allows lists to receive email directly on unique email addresses and have these translate into new list items. In this video, Hilton Giesenow [..] demonstrates how to enable these settings in your farm and to configure your lists to be able to receive e-mails. |
SharePoint Alert Manager
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"This is a proof of concept project dealing with Site Alerts in SharePoint Server 2007 (Should work fine in WSS v3 too). The project allows users to manage alerts across sites (in a single site collection) and subscribe/unsubscribe to a site (automatically signing them up for an alert on each unhidden list they have access to in a site)." |